Monday, March 14, 2011

4th: Deportes

Sports
  • la natación (nah-tah-see-ohn)-swimming
  • la equitación  (ache-ee-tah-see-ohn)-equestrian (riding)
  • el fútbol  (foo-t-bowl)-soccer
  • el básquetbol  (bah-skate-bowl)-basketball
  • el béisbol  (bay-ees-bowl)-baseball
  • el fútbol norteamericano  (foo-t-bowl  nore-tay-ahm-air-ee-cah-no)-football
  • el tenis (tay-niece)-tennis
  • el voleibol (bowl-ee-bowl)-volleyball
  • el hockey (oh-kay)-hockey
  • el esquí (eh-ski)-skiing
  • el patinaje (pah-tee-nah-hay)-skating
Verbs
  • Me gusta (may  goo-stah)-I like; it is pleasing to me
  • jugar (who-gar)-to play
    • juego (who-eh-go)-I play
    • juegas (who-eh-gahs)-You play
    • juega (who-eh-gah)-He/She plays
    • jugamos (who-gah-mohs)-We play
    • juegan (who-eh-gahn)-They play
  • Me gusta jugar-I like to play...

3rd: Ocupaciones-Jobs

'eh' ryhymes with 'play' in my pronunciations...
  • el doctor (doek-tore)-male doctor  or la doctora (doek-tore-ah)-female doctor
  • el/la policía (po-lee-see-ah)-policeman/women
  • el bombero (bohm-bay-row) firefighter
  • el maestro (ma-eh-stro)-male teacher  or  la maestra (ma-eh-stra)-female teacher
  • el secretario (say-cray-tar-ee-oh)-male secretary  or la secretaria (say-cray-tar-ee-ah)-f. secretary
  • el abogado (ah-bo-gah-doe)-male lawyer  or  la abogada (ah-bo-gah-dah)-female lawyer
  • el mesero (may-say-ro)-waiter  or  la mesera (may-say-rah)-waitress
  • el/la dentista (dane-tease-tah)-dentist
  • cartero (car-tay-roh) mailman  or  cartera (car-tay-rah) f. mail carrier
  • granjero (grahn-hay-roh) male farmer  or  granjera (grahn-hay-rah) f. farmer
  • ingeniero (een-hay-knee-eh-roh) m. engineer  or  ingeniera (een-hay-knee-eh-rah) f. engineer

Friday, March 4, 2011

2nd: Los Animales-The Animals

  • gato (gah-toe)-cat
  • perro (pair-oh)-dog
  • caballo (cah-bye-oh)-horse
  • rana (rah-nah)-frog
  • pez (pace)-fish
  • tortuga (tore-too-gah)-turtle
  • pájaro (pah-ha-row)-bird
  • pato (pah-toe)-duck
  • gallina (gah-ye-nah)-chicken
  • oveja (oh-bay-ha)-sheep
  • vaca (bah-kah)-cow
  • elefante (eh-lay-fahn-tay)-elephant
  • oso (oh-so)-bear
  • serpiente (sare-pee-ain-tay)-snake
  • mariposa (mar-ee-poe-sah)-butterfly

1st: La Clase-The Classroom

  • silla (see-ya)-chair
  • mesa (may-sah)-table
  • tijeras (tee-hair-ahs)-scissors
  • libro (lee-bro)-book
  • lápiz (lah-piece)-pencil
  • borrador (bo-rah-door)-eraser
  • ventana (vein-tah-nah)-window
  • cuaderno (qua-dare-no)-notebook
  • papel (pah-pell)-paper
  • puerta (pwhere-tah)-door
  • pluma (plew-ma)-pen
  • escritorio (ace-cree-toe-ree-oh)-desk

K-La Clase: The Classroom

  • silla (see-ya): chair
  • libro (lee-bro): book
  • mesa (may-sah): table
  • lápiz (lah-piece): pencil
  • tijeras (tee-hair-ahs): scissors
  • borrador (bo-rah-door): eraser